I assume it's either California, Hawaii, or Alaska??
2007-06-09 08:34:51 · 13 answers · asked by Bria 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Michigan, with a coastline of slightly more than 3,100 miles, is second to Alaska, which boasts the longest coastline of any state.
2007-06-09 10:14:29 · answer #1 · answered by Jeff 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Alaska
2007-06-09 13:24:27 · answer #2 · answered by joseph k 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
States with Longest Coastlines
Rank State Bodies of Water Miles—General Coastline
1. Alaska Pacific/Arctic 6,640
2. Florida Atlantic/Gulf 1,350
3. California Pacific 840
4. Hawaii Pacific 750
5. Louisiana Gulf 397
6. Texas Gulf 367
7. North Carolina Atlantic 301
8. Oregon Pacific 296
9. Maine Atlantic 228
10. Massachusetts Atlantic 192
Source: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service.
Figures are lengths of general outline of seacoast. This does not include freshwater coastlines. Measurements are made with unit measure of 30 minutes of latitude on charts as near scale of 1:1,200,000 as possible. Coastline of bays and sounds is included to point where they narrow to width of unit measure, and distance across at such point is included.
2007-06-09 09:03:12 · answer #3 · answered by LittleBarb 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I read a book about a man traveling the whole eastern coastline, starting in Maine. He claimed it had the longest shoreline if you added followed every cape, spit, bay, or any other convexity or concavity. But likely he meant Maine had the longest shoreline on in the east. Alaska wins by a long margin.
2007-06-13 06:06:49 · answer #4 · answered by henry d 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alaska has the longest.
Michigan was #1 'till 1959
Michigan is still #1 fresh water coast line in the world.
2007-06-09 20:49:35 · answer #5 · answered by Groovio 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is Michigan because of the coastline around the lake.
I should add that that is a freshwater coastline but it is in fact the longest US coastline for a state. If you are looking for the longest saltwater costline that would be Alaska. I lost this to a trivia game once because I am in California and I naturally thought of the ocean and never considered the great lakes actually have coastlines.
2007-06-09 08:43:49 · answer #6 · answered by kathleen 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Alaska because it is a peninsula that borders three bodies of water. The Pacific Ocean, Bering Strait and the Arctic Ocean. It also the biggest state in the United States. It is half the size of the U.S. mainland.
2007-06-09 14:46:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its Alaska; Alaska is the biggest state.
2007-06-10 04:09:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Alaska has more coastline than the rest of the entire U.S. coastline all put together.
2007-06-12 18:05:54 · answer #9 · answered by CSUram 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to alaska's costal management program alaska's coastline is 33,000 miles long.
2007-06-09 08:48:32 · answer #10 · answered by pipsqueekers9900 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋